The head of SPAK, Altin Dumani, said that the date of the joint anti-drug operation between Albania and Italy has no connection with the May 11 elections in our country.
"It has nothing to do with the elections. We act as a team and we agree on the date together. The operation is taking place in Albania and Italy and is ongoing. What is certain is that it is a date agreed with the Italian authorities and Eurojust," Dumani said at a press conference, A2 CNN reports.
Meanwhile, Italian prosecutors stated that they have no evidence that the members of the criminal group involved in this operation enjoyed political support.
Earlier, SPAK prosecutor Vladimir Mara gave details on the operation conducted by SPAK and the Bari Prosecutor's Office. According to Mara, a total of 52 arrest warrants were issued in Albania and Italy, of which 40 were executed, A2 CNN reports.
"3 restaurants in Durrës, a coffee bar, 6 commercial companies and 1 television in the city of Vlora have been seized," Mara said. "During this investigation, 3 million euros in cash were previously seized as income of this criminal group, which have been subject to investigation in this criminal proceeding."
The operation was carried out with the support of Interpol, the Office of Security Experts in Tirana, the Albanian Police, under the coordination of the Anti-Mafia District Directorate of Bari and SPAK of Tirana.
According to investigations, the Albanian criminal organization operated on a large scale along the Balkan routes, with branches towards Northern Europe and consolidated drug landing sites in Puglia, considered a strategic center for the distribution of narcotics. (A2 Televizion)
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